diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a2ae3a4..6e99639 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 .DS_Store
 ._*
 *.pyc
+local.py
diff --git a/settings/base.py b/settings/base.py
index 96e7e96..9f3e77b 100644
--- a/settings/base.py
+++ b/settings/base.py
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ DATABASES = {
     }
 }
 
+# MANDRILL API KEY
+MANDRILL_API_KEY = ""
+
+
 # Local time zone for this installation. Choices can be found here:
 # http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_zones_by_name
 # although not all choices may be available on all operating systems.
diff --git a/settings/local.py b/settings/local.py
deleted file mode 100644
index bdee589..0000000
--- a/settings/local.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-# your local dev settings go here.
\ No newline at end of file